Checkers is a science, sport and art in one game, which brings a lot of joy and pleasure. But in order to win checkers, it is not enough to know the rules of the game. It teaches you how to reason correctly when choosing the right move in the current game situation, helps you navigate correctly in evaluating partners. The game is so ancient that scientists still do not know for sure where it appeared and currently has not lost its popularity, because in this world of logic and emotions, as a result of endless exercises for the mind, training, it develops human mental abilities.

On May 20, the draughts tournament of the 2024 city year-round Spartakiad took place in the "Ice Arena" in Orsha. Among the 12 teams of the Orsha district, the team of JSC Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant took the honorable 1st place. In the final, 4 strong opposing teams competed for the title of the best team, scoring the same number of points. Towards the end of the tournament, the games were more intense, until the last there was an intrigue, who would win? In the final stubborn struggle, the team of JSC Orsha Aircraft Repair Plant, having gathered "will into a fist", won. Congratulations to our winners of the draughts tournament – Sergey Kovalev, Oleg Chernyaev and Nadezhda Fedorova!